Melisha vs Melissa

Side-by-side comparison of Melisha and Melissa — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Melisha

Girl name

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Name B

Melissa

Girl name · Rank #376

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Metric Melisha Melissa
Current Rank Unranked #376
Total Births (all years) 912 759,386
Peak Year 1980 1979
Peak Year Births 62 34,050
Peak Decade 1980ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1960 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Melisha Melissa
1880ss — 427
1890ss — 399
1900ss — 323
1910ss — 516
1920ss — 526
1930ss — 666
1940ss — 2,838
1950ss — 22,293
1960ss 94 119,202
1970ss 297 253,268
1980ss 304 217,929
1990ss 165 89,989
2000ss 47 32,624
2010ss 5 14,272
2020ss — 4,114

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Melisha Melissa
2014 5 1,509
2015 — 1,283
2016 — 1,236
2017 — 1,170
2018 — 1,117
2019 — 933
2020 — 887
2021 — 836
2022 — 823
2023 — 743
2024 — 825

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1960–2014.

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